Lingerie clasp



June 15 1926. 1,589,228

c. F. A. ROBB LINGERIE CLASP Filed July 6, 1925 cw/ Z 2 7?, 7? /NVENTORd Mae W A TTORNEY Patented June 15, 1926.

UNITED STATES -CI-IARLOTTE F. A. ROBE, 0F BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

This invention relates to clasp devices and to a retaining clasp orlingerie straps and, more particularly, to a device which may be readilysecured on the inner face of the shoulder portion of dress and whichwill retain the straps of lingerie or under garments on the shoulders ofthe wearer and concealed under the dress.

\Vhen lingerie or under garments having shoulder straps are worn thestraps have a tendency to fall oil' from the shoulders and interferewith the movements of the 31"18, and when worn under low necked orsleeveless dresses or waists become exposed and give an unsightlyappearance. In order to insure the retention of the straps under theshoulders of the dress and on the shoulders oi? the wearer, it isnecessary to secure the straps to the under surface of the dress in sucha manner as to prevent their sidewise movement and with a securing meanswhich is inconspicuous and readily mountable and removable from thedress and which will permit the straps to be easily secured andreleased.

An object of my present invention is to provide a metallic lingerieclasp or" simple, unitary, structure, which may be readily and incons)icuously secured to the under seam of the shoulder of the dress andwhich will retain the lingerie straps on the shoulder concealed beneaththe dress while otherwise permitting freedom of movement between thedress and the straps.

Another object ot the invention is to pro vide a securing clasp forclosing a retaining loop for shoulder straps which may be readily openedto receive or release the straps without danger of tearing the dressn'iaterial. and which may be readily closed.

Further objects of the invention are to provide a securing clasp whichmay be stamped from a single, integral, piece of metal in which the pinelement may be easily fitted so as to be securely retained; which willhold straps in atlat position; and which will present a smooth, flat,surface to the wearer.

\Vith these and other objects in View, which will be more readilyperceived from the following description, the inventon com- LINGERIECLASP.

Application filed July 6, 1925.

Serial No. 41,737.

prises the device described and set forth in the following specificationand claim.

The various'features of the invention are illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which 1 is a perspective view of a clasp of apreferred form of my invention.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the clasp.

Fig. 3 is a side view of the clasp.

1 ndicates a flat piece of metal bent in a U shaped form. The upperportion of the U shaped form metal is bent to form a channel or areceiving recess 2.

The lower part of the U shaped member 1 has a lip 3 which fits into achannel 2. The upper part of the U shaped piece of metal has in it anumber of holes 4, spaced propor tionately apart so as to be able to besewed in securely to the underside of the shoulders of the dress. Theopening 5, which is made by this U shaped piece of metal, is for thepurpose of permitting the shoulder straps of the wearer to be insertedtherein so as to prevent the shoulder straps from moving about or beingdisplaced from their position.

The clasp is sewed on to the underside of the shoulders of the dress bymeans of openings 4:. The straps are then slipped into the opening madeby the bent U shaped piece of metal. The lower part of the U shapedpiece of metal is then secured into position so that lip 3 fits into thechannel 2 and is kept there securely in position by means of the springformed by the metallic strip U.

Having described my invention, what I claim is A lingerie claspcomprising a U shaped member of spring metal, one side of said memberhaving openings therein for the passage of stitching therethroughwhereby the clasp maybe secured to an article oft wearing apparel, saidside terminating in a bentaround loop constituting a spring abutment andretaining means, the other side of said U shaped member having anoft-set portion near its free end, said oil-set portion terminating in astraight edge for cooperating with the end of said bent-around loopretaining means to releasably close the clasp.

CHARLOTTE F. A. ROBB.

